GHMC recognised as Telangana’s State First Swachh City

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was recognised as Telangana’s State First Swachh City under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26. GHMC and HMDA officials, along with Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, received the award from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi.

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was recognised as Telangana’s State First Swachh City under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MHUA) under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.

The recognition acknowledges the city’s efforts to improve urban sanitation, cleanliness and solid waste management. On Wednesday, Hyderabad in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan and HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

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The achievement reflects the collective efforts of GHMC officials, sanitation workers, field staff and residents to make Greater Hyderabad cleaner and more sustainable, a press release said.